Armed at work(secretly)

im a security guard at a mall in tucson and have been CC while at work since i mostly work graveyards when its just me and one other guard...me being the gun nut and wana be able to defend myself and others if need be have been carryin there since my second month there after hearing all the storys from other guards bout guns drawn in the parking lot and punks busted by cops in the mall that are illegally possessing guns, i decided to arm myself with my glock 22 in a crossbreed supertuck delux(conceals great2)..my partner night guard is a glock fan also and has a glock 30..after we had a kid threaten us and me and my fellow guard witnessing a few crackheads trippin out bad in the parking lot my buddy finally decided he was gona carry on the clock, instead of leavin it in his truck, after i told him i was ready incase sumthin happened there...yea i can get fired if i ever get caught with it since its against mall and my security company policy to carry, but since its conceald the only way someone is gona know i have it is if i had to draw it in defense of myself or someone else...and i think id be fine with that...so just my lil gun carryin story...anyone else carry at a job where their "not suppose to"?

first of all......this....

ya i no...im kinda a runon

Joe, I understand....

It is a risk that you are taking in the job you have. As long as no one knows, you are responsible and safe....why not. You have a right to protect yourself.

Joe, one bit of advice I'll offer concerning the risk of having a gun at work - "Don't ask, don't tell".

yea thats y i didnt say which mall i work at or wut side of town...me and my buddy know we'd be fired if anyone caught us so its just between me n him.....and whoever reads this i guess

Well first, I'm guessing your name is Joe, though obv. I could be wrong.

Second, my (unfounded) guess is that there aren't too many malls in Tuscon, where you've said you live according to your profile. An anonymous tip by an anti to the area malls could potentially end up with you and your buddy fired.

I've always found the idea of unarmed security idiotic at best and dangerous to public safety at worst.

DustoneGT said:

I've always found the idea of unarmed security idiotic at best and dangerous to public safety at worst.

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It is an instantaneous oxy-moronic broken promise.

Those who fall for it will be thinned from the herd... Those with a brain are not part of the herd.

What they dont know...wont hurt em

DustoneGT said:

I've always found the idea of unarmed security idiotic at best and dangerous to public safety at worst.

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The funniest is the bigger companies in Detroit who insist on "unarmed" guards. Most are armed with concealed handguns, but technically unarmed.

And yep, I agree with Sultan. I wholly agree with carrying at all times, but it's best not to run your mouth about where you work when describing carrying against work rules. Jobs are too hard to get to take such useless risks.

yea everyone at my work knows we should be armed but the companys dont want the liability and to pay the extra insurance to have it out there...i guess they think a couple workmans comp bills for stab and gunshot wounds would be cheaper..even a few lawsuits probably...even if security had tasers itd be better than nothin but most wont even do that

JoeGlock40 said:

im a security guard at a mall...

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1. You're walking a fine line admitting you are a mall security guard, although you appear to be pretty normal. Google gecko45 if you don't know what I'm incinuating.

2. Don't admit on the internet that you are breaking the law. The internet is forever and anyone can see it. Bad OPSEC to tell everyone that you are a criminal.

sonoran_Tj said:

2. Don't admit on the internet that you are breaking the law. The internet is forever and anyone can see it. Bad OPSEC to tell everyone that you are a criminal.

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It's a stretch to call this law breaking or criminal.

sonoran_Tj said:

1. You're walking a fine line admitting you are a mall security guard, although you appear to be pretty normal. Google gecko45 if you don't know what I'm incinuating.

2. Don't admit on the internet that you are breaking the law. The internet is forever and anyone can see it. Bad OPSEC to tell everyone that you are a criminal.

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They should ditch the guns, stuff an extra trauma plate or two into their body armor, and carry a briefcase with ceramic plates in it to shield their heads.

sonoran_Tj said:

SNIP Google gecko45 if you don't know what I'm incinuating. SNIP

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Wow.........

http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/

Coded-Dude said:

Wow.........

http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/

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hahahahahahaaa.....classic

I thought the darwin award thread was good, but this was unbelievable!

I was wondering how long it would be until mall ninja was referenced...

How did you pass high school?